Our Lovely Ladies - Does

Mabie's Farm Raven's Iris

Dame: Mabie's Farm Quinn's Raven

Sire: Tamris Farm Ruby's Obsidian

Born: 2/28/17

We are going to have our hands full with this one! She a beautiful girl and she knows it! She not only knows she pretty, but that she is smart (a trait from her mother and grandmother). We are excited to keep this line in our herd and are looking forward to watching Iris grow and develop into an outstanding doe.

We like to wait a year before breeding our goats, however, someone had other ideas. All of that said, she has really impressed us in the milking parlor. Despite her small size and her age AND being a first freshener, she has managed to produce like our more experienced girls. Lucy is also very smart, yet earger to please. She spends a lot of time with Quinn. As Quinn ages, are we looking at the next herd leader?

I'm pretty sure someone forgot to tell Nutmeg tht she is a goat. Though she does occasionally hang out with the herd, she is just as likely to be hanging out with our guardian dog, Gretel. She loves attention and loves to play.

Lara is a little girl with a big personality. She is very much a dog in goat's clothing. Lara likes to go on walks and will even play with people. Lara was very much an explorer as a kid (named after fictional charector Lara Croft). This inquisitiveness has remained into her adulthood.

Reference does

Black Mesa Anise's Quinn

Born: March 15, 2005

- Enjoying retirement

Quinn is Merry's younger twin and Anise's daughter. She has taken over leadership of the herd from her mother. Quinn is shy and quiet, though very intelligent and calculating. She investigates any new 'threat' to the herd and acts accordingly. She has even rescued me from an attack hose (I was trying to straighten it out).

Raven is the daughter of Quinn. She is a sleek lady with a gorgeous black coat. Raven inherited her mother's brains and loves to figure out gate locks. We have numerous locks on each gate now, all secured with carabiners. Raven is very friendly and sure of herself. Little bothers her and she is very inquisitive.

Airmid is named after a little known goddess of Spring and healing. She has great dairy character and a great personality. She is not 'in your face' but patiently stands and waits (as much as a goat can wait) for attention. She is growing well. We have waited a long time for Autumn to have a girl. How appropriate that she shares a birthday with her mother!

Kaitlyn was born just 2 hours after her cousin, Raven. She is a splashy girl with a great udder. She is a bit jumpy and needs lots of reassurance from her humans when in new situations (hence her nickname 'Spaz'). She is an excellent mom, though does not understand nursing (which is fine with us), therefore we must be there when she has her babies to make sure they get the nutrition they need.

Autumn and her brother, Zeus, were our first two goats. We got them as kids before we got Anise. Autumn is very flashy with splashes and spots. She always has one kid a year that is also spotted. For a really Flashy guy, check out her son, Flash, on our buck page. Autumn is very mild tempered and a great milker. She has nice long lines, a high well attached udder, and great body capacity. She loved car rides. She passed quietly, while taking a nap.

The daughter of Anise, Merry is our curious socialite. She is very friendly to everyone she meets. Merry is a little bit smaller than the rest of the herd, though holds her own in the milking parlor. She also has a history of producing the largest baby every year. Merry is the older twin to Quinn, our tallest girl.

Anise was our first adult goat, first milker, and birthed the first kids on our farm. She taught us a lot about keeping goats and always exhibited an enormous amount of patience. Anise was a true mom, adopting all of the kids as hers. She would insist in bedding down with the kids at night and would gently school them in proper goatie manners. Anise passed in 2010 from a brain tumor and is dearly missed.